Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.
英国首相(伊德里斯·艾尔巴 Idris Elba 饰)和美国总统(约翰·塞纳 John Cena 饰)的公开争执让两国联盟岌岌可危。然而,当他们成为某个强大势力的袭击目标后,这对冤家不得不放下分歧,展开一场横跨多国的疯狂行动。在军情六处精英特工诺埃尔(佩丽冉卡·曹帕拉 Priyanka Chopra 饰)的协助下,他们必须想方设法挫败那个威胁整个自由世界的惊天阴谋。